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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates11,268Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,337 approved or refused records
1,017Refused applications
7,320 approved · 1,017 refused · 543 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning contact the planning teamLocal plan Local Plan evidence basePre-application advice Pre-application advice fees
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council — Article 4 Direction Area · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedA/24/97284/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Drainage) in respect of application A/23/96171/FULL
Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97280/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 3 detached dwellings, following the demolition of the existing steel portal frame building (all matters reserved)
Rothwells Stud Sennicar Lane Wigan WN1 2SN
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97281/MAJPSI
Following the demolition of two blocks, erection of two single storey new build education blocks, renovation of an existing education block including new canopy to side and external alterations with associated works to form playgrounds including free-standing canopy and relocated play equipment, erection of new substation, car parking, minibus drop-off, lighting columns/bollards and upgraded site boundary fence, and biodiversity planting
Central Park Montrose Avenue Wigan WN5 9XL
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97291/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.2 (Insulation of Party Wall), and Condition No.3 (Management Plan) in respect of application A/23/96285/RET
106 Castle Hill Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4BH
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97292/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.4 (Opening Hours), Condition No.5 (Hours of Use), Condition No.6 (Parking Arrangements), Condition No.7 (Management Plan), Condition No.8 (EV Charging Point), Condition No.9 (Cycle Storage) and Condition No.10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Works) in respect of application A/23/96025/CU
Worsley Mesnes Methodist Church Holt Street Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97295/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.12 (Landscape and Biodiversity Ecological Enhancement Scheme) and Condition No.28 (Travel Plan) in respect of application A/22/94477/MAJPSI
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 14 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97282/14PDJ
Prior notification for the installation of a 155.12kWp roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system
Westgate House Green Street Wigan WN3 4DQ
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97285/HH
Single storey rear extension following the removal of an existing conservatory
11 Poulton Drive Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9RT
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97293/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Phasing), Condition No.7 (Play Area and Equipment), Condition No.18 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.21 (CEMP), Condition No.23 (Remediation Strategy), Condition No.24 (Drainage), Condition No.26 (Highway Works) and Condition No.38 (CT&EMP) in respect of application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97294/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) and Condition No.11 (EV Charging) in respect of application A/23/96171/FULL
Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh
Received 14 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97289/VAR
To vary condition 3 of planning permission A/14/79707 to allow opening hours of 08:00 - 12:00 Midnight Monday to Thursday and Sundays, 08:00 - 01:00 am Friday, Saturday and Bank Holidays
Blundells Cafe Bar 90 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2LF
Received 15 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97286/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92006/MAJOR - Re-location of shopfront entrance to the eastern part of the building. Glazed shopfront re-organised as a result of the re-location of the shopfront entrance. Installation of internal mezzanine floorspace, measuring at 66 square metres. Installation of rooflights. Re-configuration of roof design to accommodate the new mezzanine floorspace. Re-configuration of car park, including loss of 2no. standard car parking spaces, addition of 1no. electric vehicle parking space and re-location of 4no. parent and child parking spaces to the western part of the shopfront. Re-configuration of service yard, including re-location of pumphouse, additional sprinkler tank and new forklift truck shed. Addition of 1no. standard parking space adjacent to the sub-station for servicing vehicles. Re-positioning of the garden centre gates. Installation of a canopy within the garden centre where the access doors from the unit are located
B & Q Mini Warehouse Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RD
Received 13 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97287/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/13/78636 - Changes to layout of the Public Open Space and associated play equipment and submission of agreed ground levels.
Land To The North And South Of Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97297/CU
Change of use from a single dwelling to a 10 person, 10 bedroom house of multiple occupation together with associated external alterations including additional windows
158 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9ST
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97296/CU
To retain part sui generis use to the ground floor with a subdivision of the remaining single Class E use into 4 individual Class E units, together with new window in first floor rear elevation
9-11 White Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8JW
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97298/HHRET
Creation of raised upper garden with glass balustrade, render, timber walkway and timber structures. Part retrospective
7 Holton Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LZ
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97302/HH
Two storey to side and single storey to rear extension together with new driveway and landscaping
157 Upholland Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EF
Received 16 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97303/CU
Change of use from commercial Class E(a) and residential flat Class C3 to create single residential dwelling Class C3 together with associated external alterations including additional windows, render to front, new 1.8 metre high boundary fence to rear and 1.2 metre high boundary fencing to the front.
15 Mill Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9HP
Received 16 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97304/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 4 dwellings
Land To Rear Of 9 And 11 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5LF
Received 16 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97305/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/23/95822/FULLInstallation of Photovoltaic Panels to the rear roof plane
Land Adjacent To 49 Johnson Street South Tyldesley
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97306/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Surface and foul water drainage), 5 (Cycle Storage) and 6 (Landscape) in respect of application : A/23/95822/FULL
Land Adjacent To 49 Johnson Street South Tyldesley
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97326/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (EV Charging), Condition No.6 (CEMP), Condition No.7 (CT&EMP) and Condition No.18 (External Works) in respect of application A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97328/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Invasive and Non-Native Species Protocol and Strategy) in respect of application : A/23/96171/FULL.
Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97309/MAJOR
Installation of 3x DT Teko 3-Fan Gas Cooler and 3x DT Teko Compressor Pack on new gantry on roof with new non-slip walkway on roof
Tesco Extra Central Park Way Wigan WN1 1XE
Received 17 May 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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